Solar Power in Building Design: The Engineer's Complete Design Resource
By Peter Gevorkian

Appendix B: Photovoltaic System Support Hardware and Photo Gallery

The photographs and graphics of Figures B.1 to B.17 are courtesy of UNIRAC Corporation.


Figure B.1: Roof-mount semiadjustable tilt PV supports structure.

Figure B.2: Ground-mount semiadjustable tilt PV supports structure.

Figure B.3: Roof-mount fixed tilt PV support structure.


Figure B.4: Field-mount semiadjustable tilt PV support structure.

Figure B.5: Pipe-mounted semiadjustable tilt PV support structure.


Figure B.6: Pipe-mounted fixed tilt PV support structure.

Figure B.7: Pipe-mounted fixed tilt PV support hardware.


Figure B.8: Pipe-mounted semiadjustable tilt PV support structure.

Figure B.9: Pipe-mounted manually adjustable tilt PV support structure.


Figure B.10: Ground-mount fixed tilt PV support system.


Figure B.11: Ground-mount fixed tilt PV support system hardware detail.

Figure B.12: Ground-mount fixed tilt PV support system graphics.


Figure B.13: Roof-mount fixed tilt PV support system using simple channel hardware.

Figure B.14: Railing hardware.


Figure B.15: Cross section of a reinforced PV support railing.


Figure B.16: Railing support stand-offs for PV support railing system hardware.

Figure B.17: Waterproof boots for PV support rail stand-offs.

Photo courtesy of Shell Solar present SolarWorld.
Figure B.18: Desert floor mount solar power installation.

Photo courtesy of WaterWorld.
Figure B.19: Solar power cogeneration for agricultural water irrigation.

Photo courtesy of WaterWorld.
Figure B.20: Solar power cogeneration for water irrigation.

Photo courtesy of AMONIX.
Figure B.21: 25 KW Solar mega concentrator power co-generation farm.

Photo courtesy of AMONIX.
Figure B.22: 30 KW Solar mega concentrator power co-generation farm.

Photo courtesy of California Green.
Figure B.23: Solar power system...
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